when the judge did show up and major hassan was at his defense table as well as prosecutors, and this is what is called the standby counsel, three attorneys who have been assigned to help navigate him through this death-penalty case, said they want to modify their standing, their role in this case. they say that major hassan is essentially working with the prosecution to ensure he gets the death penalty and that they can't stand by and what much that happen. major hassan objected to that, and before anythinged could be said, the judge shut it all down, saying that's a conversation that those attorneys would have in private. so everything has been shut down for today. we're told everything is supposed to resume tomorrow, but a dramatic legal drama unfolding today, wolf. >> how did it get to this point where the trial had to be postponed for the whole day? >> reporter: well, essentially it was from the get-go from what we saw yet in his opening statements, the first thing that major hasan declared "i am the shooter." it was clear from the outset he wouldn't be putting on any kind of def